Have you ever asked anyone where they are from? Specifically Asian individuals?
Although this video makes fun of the situation,(and a lowkey kii) it's actually kinda serious. It gives off the impression that white people are the norm race in America and non whites are from some foreign country, when obviously we are all from a different country besides he Native Americans.
So do you ever ask or are asked about where you're "from".
Yes, I've asked. I don't see a problem. White people through hundreds of years of immigration are the norm in America. That's really a fact at this point. It's important to note that American whites are racially heterogeneous: there is not one country in Europe they can trace their roots to. White people with foreign names or accents will be asked the same question by other white people. Asians are relatively new here, so it's not shocking to assume that a lot of Asians (i.e., from all over Asia) you meet are first- or second-generation Americans. America is a melting pot, so why is it terrible that we remain curious about our cultural diversity?
All the time cause when you live in Berlin you meet people from all around the world and It's great to learn new things. Always interesting conversations.
They always ask me the same tho since I don't look German and I have an American accent.
Yeah. Most people I know ask the "what are you?" questions (to everyone). Most people I know are first, second, maybe third generation. It's often one of the first things discussed when meeting someone new. A lot of people pride themselves on where their family is from.
I always ask where are you from, informing after the place where people live. A few months back a coloured person who was born here answered with a country from the Middle East, so when I said I thought he was Dutch he didn't understand my question, I had to explain, I just wanted to know in which place he lives It's ****ed up that they are apparently made to believe they are not from here, even if they are born here
All the time cause when you live in Berlin you meet people from all around the world and It's great to learn new things. Always interesting conversations.
They always ask me the same tho since I don't look German and I have an American accent.
Except London rather than Berlin. I met people at university from all over the world, and we always discussed where everyone came from.
when I ask "where are you from", I mean in which country they're living
I didn't realize that my questions were incorrect until now, nnnn;
you learn English everyday I still speak and understand it better than some English-speaking people tho, because I know the difference between your and you're, than and then, etc.